Archive for June, 2012

Ian Kinsler has played some impressive ball this season, but he should be nowhere close to edging Cano in the MLB All-Star vote this year.In the latest report on the voting between the two players, the two were going at it for the starting second base position in the 2012 MLB All-Star game.Not only would it be unjust to have the Texas Rangers' 2B [...]

Have you ever seen that sign that says "maximum capacity is…" before entering a room? At this rate, the Yankees need to put up one of those signs in their rehab room. In the 1993 film The Program, James Caan portrays a hard-nosed college football coach. In one scene, Caan asks his running back, played by Omar Epps, [...]

There is a great scene in the film Dr. Strangelove when George C. Scott talks to the President, played by Peter Sellers, about the advantages of starting a nuclear war.At one point he says, "The truth is not always a pleasant thing. But it is necessary now to make a choice between two admittedly regrettable but nevertheless distinguishable [...]

With CC Sabathia on the shelf for the next couple of starts nursing a groin strain, the New York Yankees have chosen to give his starts to rookie right-hander Adam Warren.Warren is one of the Yankees high-tiered pitching prospects, but not many fans are aware of what he can bring to the table.He is the definition of an innings eater, tossing 152.1 [...]

Wednesday was a rough day for the New York Yankees, even though they beat the Cleveland Indians to complete a three-game sweep, because their two best pitchers were placed on the disabled list with leg injuries. CC Sabathia strained his groin during his start Sunday night against the Mets and is expected to miss his last two starts before the [...]

“If you cheat and fail, you’re a cheater. If you cheat and succeed, you’re savvy.” -Eric Cartmenez
By now, we’ve all seen Dewayne Wise’s amazing catch savviness in convincing the umpires that he caught Jack Hannahan’s fly ball while diving into the stands in the seventh inning of the Yankees’ [...]

The Yankees are going to make a trade for a starting pitcher. That is fact.It is as predictable as the sun rising in the morning. They have turned a moribund season around where they shot from a .500 record to the top of the division in a little more than a month.But yesterday, the Yankees had to put both Andy Pettitte and CC Sabathia on the [...]

When Andy Pettitte announced that he was returning, everyone was wondering how the New York Yankees would find a spot in the rotation for him. As the season moved along, it became obvious how important he would be to the starting five the rest of the year. Unfortunately, thanks to a Casey Kotchman liner right back up the middle, Pettitte will [...]

Losing CC Sabathia and Andy Pettitte is far from out of the ordinary for the 2012 New York Yankees.How can Yankees fans not roundhouse the nearest newspaper stand and yell, “What the heck next!?” regarding the steaming pile of injuries unloaded on this team’s front yard this season. Never in my life have I seen anything like the [...]

Ivan Nova will be considered the ace of the New York Yankees starting rotation until after the 2012 MLB All-Star Game on July 10, as the club gets set to open up a four-game American League series against the Chicago White Sox at Yankee Stadium on Thursday night.The Yankees have been sent out as minus-183 home favorites in the MLB betting odds [...]